Wyvern Sport Term 2 - Newington Newsletter

cruised to victory with some outstanding football, being
rewarded with a 6-0 win.
Wyvern Sport Term 2 - Week 3, 2015
Saturday Winter Sport – Saturday 9 May, 2015
The winter sport fixtures for 2015 are available on
Newington Spaces.
Please remember that on occasions these fixtures are
subject to change, so always refer to this document
before the upcoming round of matches. Wyvern’s weekly
sports draw is another way to get up-to-date details
regarding the weekends round of matches.
CIS Basketball – Angus Ole
Angus Ole 6K has been competing at the NSWPSSA
basketball championships in Wollongong as a member of
the CIS team. The CIS team performed extremely well
winning 5 out of 6 games in the early rounds. With their
favourable performances, the team made it through to
the semi-final stage against a pretty impressive Sydney
West team. During this semi-final the boys must have
played inspired ball to win by 16 points, thus making it
into the grand-final.
The objective of the day had been completed, two teams
in the final. It was an entertaining game with both teams
stringing together some fine passing movements, but it
was the Newington Black team who prevailed, scoring 5
unanswered goals.
Both teams had a terrific day and every player left with a
medal and the knowledge that they would be competing
at the State Futsal Championships. Special thanks go to
the supporters and in particular George Laoutaris for
helping to coach through the training sessions and on the
day itself.
Wyvern White – Philip Blanken, Stefano Ottavio, George
Papamanuel, Dimitri Diniotis, James Lukin, Rohan
Graham, Lachlan Harmer, Christopher Laoutaris
Wyvern Black - Zac Papadimitriou, Oliver Kleppich, Aidan
Principe, Fletcher Jakes, Gaelen Dorigo, Liam
Spiropoulos, Max Clarke, Joe-Reilly Makovec
Unfortunately that is where the run came to an end, but it
was still a great effort to make it to the G.F. Angus was an
integral member of the side, and his efforts were critical
to the team’s success. As a result, it is extremely exciting
to announce that Angus has been selected in the NSW
team to contest the Australian National Titles to be held
in Adelaide. Well done Angus!
NSW FUTSAL Championships
On Friday, two Wyvern FUTSAL teams travelled to Menai
Sports Centre to compete in the NSW knockout
tournament. Both teams had trained well and were
hoping to reach the final to secure a place in the next
round, the State Futsal Championship.
Before the finals
The Newington White team were the first to play and got
off to slow start, conceding an early goal. However, the
team knuckled down and began to get on top of the
opposition, scoring three goals in reply. Their next game
proved a much easier affair with the goals starting to flow
and the team romping to an easy victory. In their final
match, Newington White needed to win to top their group
and they delivered, winning a tense match 1-0.
The Newington Black made easy work through the group
stages to progress to the semis. They began by winning
their opening match 6-0. In the second match they
conceded their only goal of the tournament in winning 8-1
and the final group match they surpassed double figures
winning 13-0. Every single player on the team scored at
some point during the day.
Both teams entered the semis in confidence having
maintained a 100% record, and the trend continued.
Newington White won a tough match against St Spyridon.
The game was very close with scores tied at 1-1 until late
goals swung it in our favour. Newington Black again
After the finals
F.A.S.T Football Program for Years 1 and 2
Fast Football registration is now closed for Y1 and Y2
students during T2 and T3. These sessions begin on
Friday 8th of May. Fast Football will be made available for
Kindergarten students during T3, with information
circulated later this Term.
Newington Team for 2015 Balmoral Burn – Sunday 31
May
Humpty Dumpty’s annual Balmoral Burn is a wonderful
community event that Newington has proudly supported
in the past.
Wyvern House Principal, Mr Ian Holden has conquered
the Balmoral Burn, racing up a 410m incline for charity.
The race helps the Humpty Dumpty Foundation raise
money to purchase vital children’s medical equipment for
over 200 children’s hospitals and health service centres
across Australia and in 2 in East Timor. Created by
Wallaby great Phil Kearns, the Balmoral Burn is a fun
family day out with races for all levels of fitness, runners
or walkers, school children, corporate teams, disabled
athletes, parents with prams. You can even take your dog
or goldfish up the hill in the pet and owner race – there is
something for everyone! It’s not just about conquering
Awaba Street – there’s entertainment, music, food stalls
and activities for the kids which makes the Burn an ideal
family day out.
It would be great if the black and white of Newington Prep
School could have a presence at this community event.
The event takes place this Sunday the 31st of May at
Balmoral. The start line for the Balmoral Burn is at the
bottom of Awaba Street, Balmoral. Boys & Girls Years 3 –
6 (Including Primary School Challenge) starts at 9.25am.
To register in either of these races, the parents or
guardians of the students must register individually
online at –
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E
=15781
When prompted, add the school name for the Primary
School Challenge as Newington Prep School.
Please email Joel Wilson when you have registered to
participate. [email protected]
The four fastest runners from the one primary school
make up the winning team for the Primary School
Challenge. Please check the results board in the Humpty
Dumpty Marquee to see which runners made up the
winning team.
The entire event begins at around 8.30am. Boys are
asked to meet Mr Holden who will be at the bottom of the
course from this time. If boys have a Newington athletics
singlet they are asked to wear this during the race,
otherwise PE uniform should be worn.
www.humpty.com.au
Newington College Rugby Association Season Launch
All parents, friends and supporters of Newington College
Rugby are invited to attend the 2015 Season Launch on
22 May. Details on Spaces/Wyvern Sport
Newington College Football Association (NCFA) Season
Launch
All parents, friends and supporters of Newington College
Football are invited to attend the 2015 Season Launch
on 29 May. Details on Spaces/Wyvern Sport
Flyers
The following flyers are available on Newington Spaces
and can also be collected from the display unit near the
front office.
• Swim Squad
•
Football Skills Year 3
•
Rugby Skills Years 3 – 6
•
Newington College Rugby Association Season
launch
•
Newington College Football Association Season
launch
Shining Stars
• Overseas Football Scouts Have Zac
Papadimitriou in their sights.
On a recent trip overseas, Zac travelled to
London to initially experience football
opportunities at Tottenham Hotspur. Here he
was able to get his first taste of football outside
of Australia and exposed to a very different
environment. He visited the new facilities which
were only recently opened 6mths ago and was
exposed to what is available to professional
footballers at an elite level. He was invited to
train in a mixed squad of U11 players and a
Development Squad under the guidance of
former Tottenham player Anton Blackwood.
Zac did very well but was surprised by the speed
of the game and the adjustments that were
required to the different style of play.
After a 2 hr session being observed by Head of
Youth Coach, Jason Hogg and the coaching staff,
Zac was given the feedback that he would be
welcome to return again at any time to train with
the team.
Zac’s next stop was Arsenal and what an
opportunity this was. This was a full assessment
and evaluation with the actual U11 Arsenal
team. Some great talent in this team that is
currently undefeated for the last 3 years in the
UK. This was a tough but wonderful experience
and Zac did exceptionally well. He was
interviewed, observed and assessed and
subsequently offered a position for 6 weeks to
come and join the team in the next 12 months.
Following London, Zac participated in a
tournament in Spain. This was a great
experience, albeit the team didn’t fair all that
well from some tough competition.
This experience included playing against
Barcelona. Other games of note included playing
against a selective representative team from the
US West Coast. Unfortunately Zac’s team didn’t
progress through the group stages but the team
had the pleasure of playing 6 games. Zac
suffered an ankle injury during this tournament
and only participated in the first 3 games but
was responsible for scoring 2 of the 3 goals in
total for the team on this tour.
After 8 days in Spain, Zac moved on to Germany.
He was invited to Germany after impressing
scouts back in Australia a few months earlier.
Zac was welcomed in a great way to Schalke 04.
After an initial test phase in the team, he spent
10 full days of continuous training, conditioning
and adapting to the Schalke 04 style of play and
their expectations in an exceptionally talented
U11 Squad.
Once again Zac was exposed to amazing
facilities and spoilt in terms of hospitality.
Zac was again tested, pushed beyond his limits
and provided continuous one on one training
twice a day. He was then included in 4 days of
training with the team. Ultimately, he had the
great opportunity of playing a midweek game for
the team which he found as an unforgettable
experience. As it turned out his team won 4-2.
Zac scored and played a major contribution to
add to the excitement.Zac impressed and the
club is keen for him to return on a biannual basis
for the next 4 years.
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Xavier Borralho and Aidan Principe recently
represented the University of Sydney
Development Team in Waterpolooza U/14 water
polo competition held in Canberra. In spite of the
fact that their team had some pretty young
players (including Xavier and Aidan), they won
two out of their four matches to go on to
compete for the 2nd Division Shield. In this final
they won against the UNSW Whales. Both Aidan
and Xavier played extremely well, scoring goals
and assists in every match.
Recently, Aidan Principe won 2 School/State
fencing competitions. In the U/13 Boys Epee,
Aidan beat two Year 8 Sydney Boys High School
fencers. In the U/11 Boys Foil, Aidan came first
overall in a field of nine fencers. The final came
down to a match between Aidan and a fencer
from Blacktown South Public School. The equal
third place finishes went to two boys from St.
Aloysius. Well done Aidan.
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Congratulations to Oliver Townsend from Year 5
on his selection in the under 11's Southern
Districts Representative Team for Rugby Union.
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If your son has had some successful sporting
achievements outside of school, I would love to
hear from you. They can be shared with the
Wyvern community through this “Shining Stars”
section of the Wyvern.
Coming Up
• Tuesday 19 May – NSWPSSA AFL (Max Clarke
and Will Rumi)
• Thursday 28 May – AFL Paul Kelly Cup Greater
Sydney Finals
Neil Brunton
Newington College – Wyvern Sportsmaster